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The Keil Family Foundation at a glance

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The Keil Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$27k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$133kEnvironment$113kAnimals$20kReligion$8kHealth$8kArts & Culture$6kHuman Services$4kPhilanthropy$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$329k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Center for Biological Diversity$8,000
World Wildlife Fund$4,500
The Nature Conservancy$4,060
Environmental Defense Fund$4,000
Wildlife Conservation Society$2,000
Ballet Virginia$1,500
Sea Education Association$1,000
Princeton University$1,000
North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation$815
Collegiate School$100
Virginia Beach Vol Rescue Squad$100
Powhatan Vol Fire Dept$40
Amelia Volunteer Fire Dept$40
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Jewish Family Services: $2k → 22%Jewish Family Services: $1k → 22%Jewish Family Services: $750 → 22%Jewish Family Services: $500 → 22%Jewish Family Services: $500 → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$271k · 19 repeat orgs$2k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
2

Total granted

$271k
$2k

Still filing today

68%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationAnimalsEnvironmentPublic Safety & DisasterHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • The Trustees of Princeton University
    9× · 2017–2025 · $131k · revenue +5%
  • CF
    CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $40k · revenue +127%
  • WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $23k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
  • JC
    Jewish Community Federation of Rich
    one grant, 2020 · $500
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
African Wildlife Foundation Inc

Awf's mission is to ensure wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern africa. we work to equip african governments, institutions, business, and communities with the tools, insights, and support they need to define, own, and realize a…

Animals
3
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…

Science & Tech
4
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

We safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals, and (see schedule o) the natural systems on which all life depends. we work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life - air, land, and water - to defend…

Environment
5
Panthera Corporation

Panthera's mission is the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species, many of which are endangered or threatened. panthera develops, implements and oversees wild cat conservation strategies on a global scale.

Animals
6
National Wildlife Federation

Unite all americans to ensure wildlife thrives in a rapidly changing world.

Animals
7
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

Environment
8
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
9
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
10
For the Fishes

To address, educate, coordinate, and enhance enforcement capacity to end teh trade in coral reef wildlife for household and other small display aquariums. our supply and demand side strategies are directed locally and globally to…

Animals
11
Swan Valley Connections

Maintain the swan valley's unique natural resources and ensure that a vibrant human community can sustain itself through stewardship, education, economic viability, and conservation on public and private lands.

Environment
12
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Amelia County Volunteer Fire Dept. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
10/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Trustees of Princeton University: $131,000 · EducationThe Trustees of Princeton University+2 more: $1,575 · EducationCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $39,500 · AnimalsCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL D…Wildlife Conservation Society: $20,150 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation S…THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $20,760 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSER…SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC: $7,750 · OtherSEA EDUCATION ASS…Individual grant recipient: $7,500 · OtherIndividual grant …NORTH TAHOE HEBREW CONGREGATION: $7,330 · OtherNORTH TAHOE HEBRE…+6 more: $2,020 · OtherWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $22,900 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE FU…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $21,600 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEF…BALLET VIRGINIA: $5,500 · Arts & CultureJewish Family Services Inc: $4,250 · Human ServicesJEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND: $1,650 · PhilanthropyAMELIA COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $310 · Public Safety & DisasterPOWHATAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INC: $90 · Public Safety & Disaster
Education$132,575Animals$59,650Other$45,360Environment$44,500Arts & Culture$5,500Human Services$4,250Philanthropy$1,650Public Safety & Disaster$400

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $131,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $39,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $22,900 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $21,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $20,760 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $20,150 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC: $7,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET VIRGINIA: $5,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Family Services Inc: $4,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND: $1,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL: $1,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAMELIA COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $310 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWELLS COLLEGE: $175 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPOWHATAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INC: $90 over 3y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds Wildlife Conservation Society ↗
  • Who funds SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BALLET VIRGINIA ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Family Services Inc ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND ↗
  • Who funds THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds AMELIA COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT ↗
  • Who funds WELLS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds POWHATAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The US Charitable Gif…Carmax FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The US Charitable Gift TrustMA14× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The US Charitable Gift Trust · Carmax Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Keil Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Keil Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Sea Education Association Inc: 12% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 22 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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